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CMS requires MAOs, § 1876 cost 

contracts, and Medicare Medicaid Plans 

(MMPs or demonstrations) to submit 

HEDIS® data on an annual basis to (1) 

assess care that is provided to Medicare 

beneficiaries and (2) to provide 

information to Medicare beneficiaries to 

make more informed decisions when 

choosing a health plan. 

The HEDIS® data collection supports 

the CMS strategic goals of advancing 

health equity and improving health 

outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries. 

The HEDIS® measures are part of the 

Medicare Part C Star Ratings as 

described at §§ 422.160, 422.162, 

422.164, and 422.166. CMS publishes 

the Medicare Part C Star Ratings each 

year to: (1) incentivize quality 

improvement in Medicare Advantage 

(MA); and (2) assist beneficiaries in 

finding the best plan for them. The Star 

Ratings are used to determine MA 

Quality Bonus Payments. Form Number: 

CMS–10219 (OMB control number: 

0938–1028); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector, Business or other 

for-profits and Not-for-profits 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

808; Total Annual Responses: 808; Total 

Annual Hours: 258,560. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Lori Luria at Lori.Luria@

cms.hhs.gov). 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Division of Information Collections 

and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03344 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Public Comment 

Request; Health Professions Student 

Loan Program, Loans for 

Disadvantaged Students Program, 

Primary Care Loan Program, and 

Nursing Student Loan Program 

Administrative Requirements, OMB No. 

0915–0047—Revision 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

HRSA submitted an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. Comments 

submitted during the first public review 

of this ICR will be provided to OMB. 

OMB will accept further comments from 

the public during the review and 

approval period. OMB may act on 

HRSA’s ICR only after the 30-day 

comment period for this notice has 

closed. 

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be 

received no later than March 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the clearance requests 

submitted to OMB for review, email 

Joella Roland, the HRSA Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443– 

3983. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) 

Program, Loans for Disadvantaged 

Students (LDS) Program, Primary Care 

Loan (PCL) Program, and Nursing 

Student Loan (NSL) Program 

Administrative Requirements, OMB No. 

0915–0047—Revision. 

Abstract: This clearance request is for 

approval of the HPSL Program, LDS 

Program, PCL Program, and NSL 

Program Administrative Requirements. 

The HPSL Program, authorized by 

Public Health Service (PHS) Act 

sections 721–722 and 725–735, is a 

grant program where recipients provide 

long-term, low-interest loans to students 

attending schools of medicine, 

osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 

veterinary medicine, optometry, 

podiatric medicine, and pharmacy. The 

LDS Program, authorized by PHS Act 

sections 721–722 and 724–735, is a 

grant program where recipients provide 

long-term, low interest loans to certain 

students attending schools of allopathic 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, 

podiatric medicine, dentistry, 

optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary 

medicine. The PCL Program, authorized 

by PHS Act sections 721–723 and 725– 

735, is a grant program where recipients 

provide long-term, low interest loans to 

students attending schools of allopathic 

medicine and osteopathic medicine to 

practice primary health care. The NSL 

Program, authorized by PHS Act 

sections 835–842, is a grant program 

where recipients provide long-term, 

low-interest loans to students who 

attend eligible schools of nursing in 

programs leading to a diploma degree, 

an associate degree, a baccalaureate 

degree, or a graduate degree in nursing. 

These programs have a number of 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements for academic institutions 

and loan applicants. The applicable 

program regulations are found in 42 

CFR 57.201–218 and 57.301–318. HRSA 

proposes revisions to the Annual 

Operating Report (AOR)-HRSA Form 

501 completed by institutions 

participating in the HPSL, LDS, PCL, 

and NSL Programs to obtain additional 

information about those institutions and 

their student borrowers. 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register on September 7, 2023, 

vol. 88, No. 172; pp. 61602–04. There 

were no public comments. 

There was a miscalculation of the 

total burden hours as previously 

reported in the 60-day FRN, which is 

updated below to properly account for 

the 25,080 HPSL/LDS/PCL and NSL 

Recordkeeping Requirement total hours 

that were shown but not added in the 

overall total. The total burden hours are 

now 353,059, which represents a 7.6 

percent increase when compared to the 

total burden reported in the last ICR. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: Participating HPSL, LDS, 

PCL, and NSL schools are responsible 

for determining the eligibility of 

applicants, making loans, and collecting 

monies owed by borrowers on their 

outstanding loans. Participating schools 

include schools that are no longer 

disbursing loans but are required to 

report and maintain program records, 

student records, and repayment records 

until all student loans are repaid in full, 

and all monies due to the federal 

government are returned. The 

Deferment Form, HRSA Form 519, 

provides the schools with 

documentation of a borrower’s 

deferment status, as detailed for the 

HPSL Program under 42 CFR 57.210 and 

NSL under 42 CFR 57.310, and is 

included with minor revisions. The 

proposed revisions to the AOR are to 

modify the options selected for gender 

identification consistent with Executive 

Order 14075 and best practices in data 

collection recommended by the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

Additionally, the Deferment Form is 

being updated to provide specific 

directions for the submission 

requirements to notify students that the 

deferment request must be submitted to 

the institution 30 days prior to the 

payment due date. The institution must 

respond to the student 30 days after 

receipt of the student request. 


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Likely Respondents: Institutions who 

have received HPSL, LDS, PCL, and/or 

NSL Program awards. 

Burden Statement: Burden in this 

context means the time expended by 

persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide the information 

requested. This includes the time 

needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information; to search 

data sources; to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. The total annual burden 

hours estimated for this ICR are 

summarized in Table 1 below. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Instrument 

(HPSL, LDS, PCL, & NSL) 

Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Deferment—HRSA Form 519 .................................................... 2,060 1 2,060 0.500 1,030 

AOR–HRSA—Form 501 ............................................................ 726 1 726 12.000 8,712 

Total .................................................................................... 2,786 ........................ 2,786 ........................ 9,742 

Table 2 shows the estimated burden 

for schools to maintain required records 

on the history and status for each loan 

account, which is necessary to complete 

the forms listed in Table 1 above. 

TABLE 2—TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS FOR RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS

Data required to be submitted Number of 

record keepers Hours per year Total burden hours 

HPSL, LDS, and PCL Program: 

Documentation of Cost of Attendance ................................................................................. 432 1.050 454 

Promissory Note ................................................................................................................... 432 1.250 540 

Documentation of Entrance Interview .................................................................................. 432 1.250 540 

Documentation of Exit Interview ........................................................................................... * 475 0.370 176 

Program Records ................................................................................................................. * 475 10.000 4,750 

Student Records ................................................................................................................... * 475 10.000 4,750 

Repayment Records ............................................................................................................. * 475 19.550 9,286 

HPSL/LDS/PCL Subtotal ............................................................................................... 475 ........................ 20,496 

NSL Program: 

Documentation of Cost of Attendance ................................................................................. 304 0.250 76 

Promissory Note ................................................................................................................... 304 0.500 152 

Documentation of Entrance Interview .................................................................................. 304 0.500 152 

Documentation of Exit Interview ........................................................................................... * 486 0.140 68 

Program Records ................................................................................................................. * 486 5.000 2,430 

Student Records ................................................................................................................... * 486 1.000 486 

Repayment Records ............................................................................................................. * 486 2.510 1,220 

NSL Subtotal ................................................................................................................. 486 ........................ 4,584 

* Includes active and closing schools. 

Table 3 shows the estimated burden 

for schools to complete reporting 

requirements for loan records, which is 

necessary to complete the forms listed 

in Table 1 above. 

Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

HPSL, LDS, and PCL: 

Student Financial Aid Transcript ........................................ 4,600 1.0 4,600 0.250 1,150 

Loan Information Disclosure ............................................... 325 299.5 97,338 0.630 61,323 

Entrance Interview .............................................................. 325 139.5 45,338 0.500 22,669 

Exit Interview ...................................................................... * 334 113.5 37,909 1.000 37,909 

Notification of Repayment .................................................. * 334 862.5 288,075 0.380 109,469 

Notification During Deferment ............................................ * 333 17.0 5,661 0.630 3,566 

Notification of Delinquent Accounts .................................... 334 172.5 57,615 1.250 72,019 

Credit Bureau Notification ................................................... 334 6.0 2,004 0.500 1,002 

Write-off of Uncollectable Loans ........................................ 520 1.0 520 3.000 1560 

Disability Cancellation ......................................................... 3 1.0 3 1.000 3 

Administrative Hearings record retention ........................... 0 0.0 0 0.000 0 


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Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Administrative Hearings reporting requirements ................ 0 0.0 0 0.000 0 

HPSL Subtotal ............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 310,670 

NSL: 

Student Financial Aid Transcript ........................................ 4,100 1.0 4,100 0.250 1,025 

Entrance Interview .............................................................. 282 17.5 4,935 0.420 2,073 

Exit Interview ...................................................................... 348 9.0 3,132 0.420 1,315 

Notification of Repayment .................................................. 348 9.0 3,132 0.270 846 

Notification During Deferment ............................................ 348 1.5 522 0.290 151 

Notification of Delinquent Accounts .................................... 348 42.5 14,790 0.040 592 

Credit Bureau Notification ................................................... 348 709.0 246,732 0.006 1,480 

Write-off of Uncollectable Loans ........................................ 23 1.0 23 3.000 69 

Disability Cancellation ......................................................... 16 1.0 16 1.000 16 

Administrative Hearings ...................................................... 0 0.0 0 0.000 0 

NSL Subtotal ............................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 7,567 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03331 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood 

Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Heart, Lung, and 

Blood Initial Review Group; NHLBI 

Mentored Transition to Independence Study 

Section. 

Date: March 14–15, 2024. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge I, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, 

MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Kazuyo Kegan, AB, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific 

Review/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and 

Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 

6705 Rockledge Drive, Room 208–S, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–0270, 

kazuyo.kegan@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for 

Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and 

Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung 

Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases 

and Resources Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03385 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special 

Emphasis Panel; Diagnostic Centers of 

Excellence for the Undiagnosed Diseases 

Network. 

Date: March 28–29, 2024. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate 

cooperative agreement applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Nilkantha Sen, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

NINDS/NIH/HHS, NSC, 6001 Executive 

Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852, 301–496–9223 

nilkantha.sen@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special 

Emphasis Panel; HEAL: Small molecule and 

biologics to treat pain. 

Date: March 29, 2024. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: W. Ernest Lyons, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific 

Review Branch, Division of Extramural 

Activities, NINDS/NIH/DHHS 6001 

Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852, 301– 

496–4056, lyonse@ninds.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research 

Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, 

Biological Basis Research in the 

Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS.) 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Lauren A. Fleck, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03381 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Deafness and 

Other Communication Disorders; 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of a 


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